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nolabels

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19. Mostly, as one reads between the lines.....

Reply to madokie (Reply #16)

Sun Mar 18, 2012, 12:34 PM

Mar 2012

the things that are good for other countries mostly have bad repercussions when comes back to the oligarchy in the US. Then later if the oligarchy can't maintain or stomach the change in other places, they then yoke the general population and or others in their influence to make it better for the rich crybabies. To them people like Chavez are the Anti-Christ to their agenda and they try to treat them as such. It isn't so much about Chavez but more us needing to look in the mirror and seeing who the real puppeteers are

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Chavez makes energetic homecoming after surgery [View all] dipsydoodle Mar 2012 OP

Same story, different headline: Thousands rally to welcome Chavez back to Venezuela after cancer su Judi Lynn Mar 2012 #1

Someone in Atlanta dipsydoodle Mar 2012 #2

I wish him the best health. joshcryer Mar 2012 #3

"...rallying thousands of supporters from a balcony of the presidential palace..." unkachuck Mar 2012 #4

That's an amazing point. EFerrari Mar 2012 #5

Could Kim Jong Il rally thousands of supporters? Zorro Mar 2012 #6

you forgot to add.... unkachuck Mar 2012 #7

And which US presidential palace balcony would Bill, Barack, or shrub speak from? Zorro Mar 2012 #8

The White House is the US Presidential Palace. Judi Lynn Mar 2012 #10

The White House is NOT the US Presidential Palace Zorro Mar 2012 #18

Oh, please. The "presidential palaces" all over the world don't house regents, either. Judi Lynn Mar 2012 #21

Seems to be no shortage of balconies at the White House Prometheus Bound Mar 2012 #11

Thanks for the photos of the U.S. American Presidential Palace! LOTSA balcony stuff. n/t Judi Lynn Mar 2012 #13

Are you really so naive COLGATE4 Mar 2012 #15

I can't believe that there are people in this website... Marksman_91 Mar 2012 #9

He has been in office 13 years, not 14 years, having been sworn in in February, 1999. Judi Lynn Mar 2012 #12

I've never heard a Venezuelan here claim to be right wing, the ones in the Latin American forum Bacchus4.0 Mar 2012 #22

If a right-wing poster admitted being right-wing, he'd be outing himself, wouldn't he? Judi Lynn Mar 2012 #23

More info please Viva Mar 2012 #14

Facts? I'll give you facts. Marksman_91 Mar 2012 #17

Thanks for your insights and observations Zorro Mar 2012 #24

yes, thank you for your insights and observations.... unkachuck Mar 2012 #25

130,000 murders a year, you say? Suuuuuuuuuuuure! Prometheus Bound Mar 2012 #27

My bad, I put one more "0" than I intended. Marksman_91 Mar 2012 #31

a retort with facts Viva Mar 2012 #28

This isn't about the US Marksman_91 Mar 2012 #32

Obviously not a Venezuelan eecking his/her way through life on a few centimos a month Catherina Mar 2012 #29

The fact that I'm not a struggling citizen Marksman_91 Mar 2012 #30

I wish you the best madokie Mar 2012 #16

Mostly, as one reads between the lines..... nolabels Mar 2012 #19

Kudos to the Cuban health care system given all the health problems Chavez avaistheone1 Mar 2012 #20

This message was self-deleted by its author devilgrrl Mar 2012 #26